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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEURITORY
VOL 53 NO. 24 Ml RPHV. NORTH CAROLINA Till RSDAV. JANUARY 8. 1942 ~ , <H V-S1 ... I KK YEAR
48 JURORS CITED
FOR COURT DUTY
AT COMING TERM
!
Eleven From Andrews:
Rest are Scattered
With Unaka Leading
Although the coming session of
the Superior Court, which opened
January 19th. one week from the
eomin-r Monday, is known as a "Civil ]
term", the name of 48 veniremen ;
have been drawn for service during
one of the two weeks.
Fourteen of the 48 .:re from Mur- I
phy or it's rural de'ivery roui? j
Eleven are from Andrews, and four j
Marble. Five were drawn from Unaka,
and five from Culberson. Other draw
tags were: Top ton, 2; Ranger, 3; i
and Patrick. Suit. Grarsdview. and
Letitti. one each.
Here is the complete list, with
the numbers signifying the order in
which ?the names were drawn:
FIRST WEEK
Sain Young, Unaka. N. C.
H. L. McHan. Marble. N. C.
J. D. Plemmon s. Murphy, N. C., Rt.
1.
Ernest, Hughes. Murphy. N. C., Rt.
a.
Fred Stiles. Murphy. N. C.. Rt. 3.
P. C. Gently, Murphy, N. C.
Max Ladd. Marble, N. C.
Oliver Graham. Unaka. N. C.
M. W. Farker, Andrews, N. C.
Rolln Taylor. Murphy. N .C., Rt. 3.
W. H. Graham, Unaka, N. C.
O. O. Little. Culberson, N. C.. Rt.
W. M. Ware, Culberson, N. C .
Lewis Mulkey, Grandview, N. C.
Spencer Coleman. Unaka, N. C.
H. C. Heddcm. Murphy, N. C? Rt.
%.
L. P. Sneed. Letltla, N. C.
Paul Franklin. Andrews, N. C.
Graver Collett, Andrews. N. C.
J. W. Gtadson, Culberson, N. C.
S. L. Hatchett. Murphy, N. C., Rt.
a
Raymond Klips, trick. Andrews, N.
m.
J. F. West. Marble, N. C.. Rt.
Arthur Derreberry, Andrews, N. C.
SECOND WEEK
A. H. Hatchett. Murphy, N. C.. Rt.
*?
Newtcn Gibson, Ranger. N. C.
Jack Frazier, Andrews. N. C.
L. W. Martin. Murphy, N. C., Rt.
1
C. N. Georgie, Topton, N .C .
S. E. Leatherwood, Murphy, N. C..
Bt. 1.
Jack Ledford. Patrick, N. C.
E. E. Hedden, Murphy, N. C., Rt.
*.
Clifton Henry, Suit. N. C.
B. T. Helton, Culberson. N. C? Rt.
George Shapre, Andrews, N. C.
G. W. Truett, Andrews. N. C.
J. B. Bryson, Andrews, N. C.
Jack Roberts, Murphy, N. C .
T. L. Newman, Culberson. N. C.
R. H. Brown. Andrews, N. C.
Walter C. Witt. Murphy. N. C.
Ivan Harris, Culberson, N. C.
John McClure, Murphy, N. C.
H. C. Ware, Ranger. N. C.
Fred Martin. Unaka, N. C.
B. H. Mintz, Marble, N. C.
C. M. Wright, Topton, N. C.
Trant Adams, Andrews, N. C.
T. P. CALHOUN,
Chairman.
Heavy Penalties Sure
For Buyer and Seller
Dodging Tire Rationing
With tire rationing In full swing
through Cherokee CJotmty and the
entlie nation, grim warning has been
?sanded from Washington. D. C. that
amy violations of the edict -win go
equally hard for both buyer and
seller.
Tires Illegally sold will be confis
cated. So win an the rest of the
stock held by the dealer. Neither
dealer nor sender will be allowed
to ret any more tires under any
circumstances, and both may also
be prosecuted criminally and sent
to a Federal penitentiary.
Truckman Near Death
After Vain Leap From
Vehicle Out of Control
Either run over, or crusiied by his
own truck. Guy Hardy, driver for
Trucking Co. That is hauling for
the TVA was critically injured
Wednesday afternoon. He is said ;o
have jumped from the truck after
it had gotten beyond his control nn
Hardy, whose home is said to be
in Tennessee, is at Murphy General
hospital, under care of Dr. Bryan
Whitfield. He suffered fracture? of
both ? legs, a fracture o fthe left
hip. a possible concussion, and pro
bable internal injuries. A sister has
been summoned to his bedside from
Tennessee. A-> Uie ocuut goes to press
his condition is reported as grave.
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State is in Finest
Shape of aii Time,
Declares Governor
BY J. MELVILLE BRODGIITON
In many important respects the
year 1941 has been on, ot the most
notable in North Carolina history.
Production has reached an all-time
high; more plants are operating at
full time and more people are em
ployed tltit at any previous time in
our history. Our farmers are in
the most hopeful position they have
experienced in many years.
The outstanding has been the
Slate's participation In the Defense
Program. Over thirty million dol
lars was expended at Port Bragg, the
largest artillery post In the world,
and employment was given to nearly
25.000. Subsequently, Camp Davis the
first anti-aircraft establishment to
be constructed in the country, was
built at a cost of approximately 25
million dollars, giving employment
to about 20,000 of our citizens.
A great marine base, destinted to
be the largest and most complete
in the world, is now nearing complet
ion on New River in Onslow County.
It has given employment to 15.000 !
more North Carolinians. An air arm I
to the Marine Base is now under con
struction at Cherry Point on the
Neuse River, at a cost of 21 million
dollars and giving employment to
thousands more.
All of these projects have come
well within the scheduled time; and
not one of them has had a day's
interference or delay on account ot
strikes. Nowhere else in the entiri j
nation has such a record been at
tained.
Shipbuilding enterprises are boom
ing at Elizabeth City, New Bern and
Wilmington. Sub-chasers are being
built at Elizabeth City, m ne sweepers
at New Bern. At Wilmington a great
new shipyard has been constructed
with nine ways, and contracts have
already been let for the construction
there of 37 steel cargo vessels of
i hove 10,000 tons capacity- The first
of these, the ZEBULON B. VANCE,
was launched Just a few weeks ago.
At Charlotte great storage ware
houses have been outfitted and con
structed, and a base for Army bomb
ers established
Naval repair stations are In pro
cess of establishment ait Morehead
City and at Southport, and indica
tions no ware that a great new mili
tary camp will be constructed in the
state within the next few months.
Practically every industry in the
state is working full time, three
Shifts, and many previously aband
oned or inactive plants have been
rehabilitated and put into full pro
duction.
There are more first class cattle
In our state than ever before, a
revolving fund of (25,000 has been
established for the purchase of pure
1 livestock la (ha cattle-grazing
counties of Western Carolina for
Ustrltrutlon on virtually cost basts.
In the Eastern counties. While the
operation was not intended as a
money-making plan, it has shown a
net profit of (900.00 for the year.
Conttoned on hack Page
COUNTY LINES UP
TO HELP SCRAP
AXIS WITH SCRAP
Intensive Drive Starts >
To Collect All Junk;
P*v A^Jl ' I nnlc
Sornt' forty odd county leaders and
' business men met at the Court house
in Murphy Tuesday afternoon and
mapped, with County Acini Quay
Keiner a three-fold defense nun
I piign
The first aim will be to gather up
1 all the scran metal In r?hernV?.?
| County, that it may be remade into
: planes tanks and gun."1 This will be
accomp' shed bv a drive starting it
j once, and ending Saturday. Jon. 17.
Scrap will be turned over to the
! Pnri CrOSS whn rril! v oH ??
i help the War Relief Fund as well as
the armament program. Urgent need
of scrap metal was stressed by J. L
! Lynn. District Farm Agent, who
: ca me to Murphy from Asheville for
i the meeting.
The second aim of the local cam
! paiqn ? which is part of a nation
i wide ptin ? Is to increase farm pro
j duction generally and to increase,
! especially, th ? number of small home
' gardens. It is hoped to have a small
| garden in every back yard large
j enough to allow one. even if the plot
; is only ten feot squtire.
The third aim is to insure an '
! adequate supply of farm equipment. !
A statement by the State Agricul- ;
tural Extension Service says: ?
"Place all orders for farm equip- j
ment at once. This does not mean :
talking it over with the dealer. It \
means actually placing signed orders. |
"This Is the most important Im
mediate step In the entire Food for
Defense program. Manufacturers will
not be given priority for metal ex
cept upon dealers' orders, backed up
by signed, bona -fide orders from con
sumers.
"The usual practice of waiting un- J
til just before a machine s needed in ?
the field, and then going to town
for the repair part, will not work. :
There wont be any repair parts there 1
unless the order is placed at once."
Farms are urged to check ev
ery implement for broken, worn or
weak parts, ar.d to repair or replacc ,
them immediately. As to new equip
ment. farmers are urged to buy only
if absolutely necessary. This last ad
\ k e wil! not be hard to heed, for
new equipment probably will be al
most as scarce as the proverbial hen's
teeth.
The drive to collect junk will have j
the cooperation of Sam Kay, Elbert i
Totherow, and Mercer Fain, all lie j
Continued on back Page
Havesville to Hold
Its "Birthday Ball" !
On Night of Jan. 23
Round and square dances, starting
at nine o'clock and ending when the |
last couple are too tired to keep
stepping will be staged In the Hayes
vllle Gym on the night of Jan. 23
In celebration of the President's
Birthday. The date is set early so ps
not to conflict with other birthday
balls.
Tickets will go on sale within the
next few days at filling stations, dnig
stores and mercantile establishments,
o rthey may be obtained from mem
bers of the committee in chargc. Tl'e
price will be $1.50 per couple, and
for that price tho dancers are prom
ised an evening packed with jive
to the strains rt music by Jlmmte
smitn and his Melody Aces. TV A
workers luvo promised to attend,
in large numbers.
Continuing her splendid service in
the put, Mrs. Fred Pass again heads 1
the committee In charge of arrange- j
menu. She Is being ably assisted by
Mrs. RObeoc* Scroggs and Mrs. Nan- '
cy Station.
Portable TVA Houses
May be Shipped Away
Before Being Occupied
Sixty portable houses have nfnv
teen erected In Bealtown, alonvr the
Valley river in lower Murphy, a:.d
three of them now are occupied.
Removal of the Construction jn.l
mainti nance force to the Fontaiv.
project, however. h?* rersorci ilvc
pressing need.
It had been planned to bring 100
houses here, and also 100 trailer ,
if needrd. Now it is said, some of
the houses may b e torn down and
moved to Fi>nt.ina. without ever hav
ing been occupied.
It also is reported that the big
serve an expected trailer camp of
100 vehicles, may >?? torn dwn
There are no trailers at Bealtoro :
Those sent here by the TVA arc
p irked at Tent City".
New Registrations
For Draft Slated
In Next Ten Days I
A sizeable contingent of Chero- ?
kee County draftees will leave Mur
phy for camp next week. Censor
ship forbids telling the number. ?
names or date of dej>arture. It may ?
be stated, however, that the physical j
examinations conducted by the Coun- ?
ty Draft Board have been nude con- I
siderably less stringent, and many
who would have been rejected are
now being taken.
Secretary Wayne Walke' . of the
Board, says instructions ".re expect
ed soon for the registering of young- j
er and older men, under the new
law. He does not know just what !
ages will be embraced, or just when
the registrations will start. It Is like
ly, however, that the work will get
under way jfithin the next week or
ten days.
Meanwhile the 1-H class, carrying
deferment for men over 28, has been
r.bolished. and all other deferments
will te 'tigntened up".
All registrations will tw 1 andled
by the local Board. Questionnaires
probably will be sent out, lust as in
the case of the regular drafrws, in
order that registrants mav state j
claims for exemption.
It is likely that the new registrants !
will be separated into groups. Under !
this system, men between the ages |
of 19 and 21 would be registered first: |
then men between the ages of 35 j
and 40. and so on.
It is improbable that any. save the ;
youngest group, will bo ci'.lcd to ac- 1
tual combat service: but they may I
be used as Home Guards, or for j
special duties.
Cable Saves Truck
From Plunge off Road
Skidding in Murphy's first i eel
snow of the winter, a big truck haul
ing for the A and P stores crashed
Into the protective steel cable, and
was partly wrecked. Wednesday eve
ning.
The accident occurred on the curve
just across the Hlawassee bridge.
Had it not been for the cable, the
truck would have plunged down the
embankment.
Fenders of the truck a-.id the cab
were badly damaged. Thursday
morning the truck was still there,
tangled in the cable. The driver es
caped unhurt.
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Allen Ramsey Buys Out
Cornwell'# Shoe Shop
Allen Ramsey, one time miller and
owner ot a. filling station, now hus
enlarged his business field by pur
chasing the shoe repairing shop from
Burton Oorawell, equipped with the
latest electrical machinery the anop
now is located next to ttee Tanner's
Federation.
RED CROSS DRIVE
ENDS THIS WEEK;
SUCCESS IS SURE
Donations of Cash and
'One Day's Pay' Pour
f i* m
aIi ror war fvener
Carried :-hrough will: ?. speed and
.. driving force that just, about sets
rrcord, th ?? Rod Cross campaign
Tor $1,000 war relief comes to a
lo tin Atck with trie probability
01 oin ? far over the top Ranking
high in tin- list of is that of a
widow Shr had n<? mcmpy -hut. ?h,?
donated ;i do/en and a h.ilf CQS.
T'. ie tij ivi v.vond '?onduc?W hv
' 'he Red Cro-r. within iue past few
weeks, will conclude with special
i .services in all the Murphy churches.
the country. Tlir.se special services
iiave been requested bv President
Roosevelt.
Chair in: i n Joe Ray who directed
the drive named a big commii.t'Ju
of go-getter-. and he attributes the
success of the rampaign entirely to
them. Ray. however, deserves great
credit personally. He wrote hundreds
o? letters and contacted scores of
"kiy" people He. personally, Rot a
number of employee groups to
one day's pay to the fund
Among those pledging a day's pay
were the following whose names
should be placed on a roll of hocor.
All teachers of the Murphy schools
headed by Supt. Bueck.
All teachcrs of County Schools
headed by Supt. IJoyd Hendrix
All employes of the WPA
All employees of the Tciw? ?rf
Murphy.
All employees at the Court house.
In addition, almost every man
womi>n and ehild in the County is
giving his or her tit. and finally,
ever campaign worker lias contri
buted money as well as services.
These monetary donations, ia sev
eral instances, were considerably
more than "a ffciy's pay".
As always, the TV A employees
were liberal contributors. Led by
their chiefs, practically every rant
is represented, 100 per cent.
Many private concerns followed
the lead of the town, school a*d
county workers, and pledged a d?7*a
pay Among these are the workers
in B. G. Brumby's knitting mill.
Burton Cornwell's Murphy Laundry,
and the Appalachian Veneer plant.
Soliciting by the committee will
continue, without 'et-up, until Satur
day night; by which time it is ex
pected that ever possible source wil'
have been contacted. All the cash
will not be in at that time, Ijv some
of the donations will have to wait
until "pay days". However, Director
Ray believes that when the drive
ends he and his committee will have
more than the $1,000 quota in cash.
When all the pledges have been met,
Ray hopes to have more than dou
ble the quota.
Members of the campaign commit
tee who have given such splendid
service are:
Eunice Shields. Pranilin Smith,
Mrs. Alline King, Mrs. Carl Townson,
Mrs. Hadley Dickey, Mr. Edd Stud
still, Mercer Pain. Mrs. Dot Cooper.
Jim Gibbs,
Continued on back Pace
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Cordell Russell Adds
New Furniture Store To
Murphy Business Dist.
Oordell Russell, who has been liv
ing in Canton, N. C., has moved to
Murphy, and has opened a new
furniture store specialising in the
needs of fanners and "working peo
ple". The store Is in the Regal Hotel
building, fronting on Hlawnmrt
street.
Mr. Russell, who is living at tt".e
Regal, has been In the furniture lr?
iness far twenty years. He say* be
was attracted here by the pragrw
slveness of Murphy and Chankte
County.